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Four of the past six days have had high temperatures in the 80s. The monthly low is 38 on May 6. Guess it's okay to quit worrying about the plants freezing.

Here's the weather summary for the first 12 days of May provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. The summary is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

The Village of Beaverdam will dedicate its new town hall at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18, according to Roberta Beemer, Beaverdam mayor.

The new town hall is located at 101 W. Main St., Beaverdam and will be open to the public in an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Construction of the new town hall was begun in 2013 and was completed earlier this year.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Don't tell us that you didn't buy anything at the arts and crafts show! How about the farmers' market? How about some food?

Okay, then, did you listen to any of the musical entertainment? Did you think about riding the ponies, or talking with the llamas?

Certainly you drank a cup of coffee, sipped a snow cone or bought some gourmet popcorn - or just a $1 bag fo popcorn. Did you have some homemade ice cream? Did you win something from the fishing pond? 

What was your favorite craft booth?

BHS show choir

Shuffleboard anyone?

The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club will host a free demonstration and open house for all adult interested in learning the game of shuffleboard or more about the Bluffton club, according to Ralph Peterson, club president.

The event is at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 17, on the courts in Buckeye Park off Spring Street.

The club meets regularly throughout the summer for informal mixers on Mondays and Saturdays at 10 a.m., Thursdays at 4 p.m., and hosts seven tournaments during the season.

Contact Peterson, 419-348-9995 with any questions.

The thirteenth annual Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) Service of Remembrance will be held at Parkview Christian Church, 15035 State Route 12, Findlay, on Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m.

The non-denominational memorial service will honor BVHS patients and residents who died in 2013. All are welcome to attend the service, which will be followed by a reception.

Blanchard Valley Health System has received a grant from the Northwest Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for $58,374 to provide free mammograms to uninsured low and middle income women and men in Hancock and surrounding counties through the Hancock County Mammography Screening Initiative (HCMSI). The mammograms are offered at both Woman Wise Mammography in Findlay and Bluffton Hospital.

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